Shinkenspeck 1st try

[oddegan]

My 1st try at shinkenspeck. Like anyone else who has read Rytek Kutas book I was drawn to the idea of this recipe. I used Bearcarvers dry brine method to cure and it work perfectly. Ready for a 10 day nap.

Brined and ready for assembly.

I used gelatin to combine the loin and belly.

Tied wrapped and ready to rest overnight before the smoker.

Ok, not the best tying in the world but that's fine.
Out of the smoke. Put it in the MES30 right after church Christmas Eve morning and pulled it 10 minutes before we had to leave for the Christmas Eve candlelight service. About 10 hours. Left it on the counter to rest before letting it dry in the fridge till the day after Christmas.

Sliced and packed.

For a 1st try I'm pretty happy. I chickened out on how heavy I spiced the cure. Next time I will probably double the amount of allspice and juniper berries. Overall I think it turned out well and I will definitely be making more in the near future.

 

[SmokinAl]

It sure looks good!
Nicely done!
Al

 

[tropics]

I Like that looks great nicely done
Richie

 

[griz400]

nice bacon there .. points for sure

 

[ab canuck]

Wow, That's pretty good looking. I just happened to be given a pork belly for xmas. I may have to try that......

 

[oddegan]

Thank you everybody. Appreciate the positive feedback. ab if you use gelatin as a binder use A LOT less than you see I used in the picture. I will be cleaning that out of the MES for a while. All the excess runs out the ends. I caught most of it on my drip pan but not all. Messy.

 

[GaryHibbert]

That really looks good. Very nice job.
Gary

 

[oddegan]

I'd trimmed the ends when I packed it. Today I used them to make Hopping John. Best ever!

 

[crazymoon]

OE, Nice job, I'm going to have to add this smoke to my list. Like!

 

[Robert H]

Awesome job.....hats off.My brother in law and I have been talking about doing something along these lines and I have seen it in Rytecs book also.I wonder if using moo gloo would work as well or better than gelatin for a binder?

 

[gmc2003]

I'm still not sure what it is but it looks really good. Best guess is a combination of CANadian-AMerican bacon.

Point for sure

Chris

 

[oddegan]

I'd like to try the moo glue. The gelatin gives up a little when I my up slices.

 

[uncle eddie]

Looks fantastic! Points!

 

[Robert H]

I have three packets of the moo gloo but have not used it yet.Will be deboning a whole turkey and am going to try gluing all the dark meat between the white and making a roll, then smoking it.Then will try this with a belly and possibly the inside round of a leg.May make a nice lunchmeat or if a dry cure then a nice thin sliced proscuitto style.

 

[indaswamp]

I'd trimmed the ends when I packed it. Today I used them to make Hopping John. Best ever!

OOOOOH! I love hopping john! Great looking shinkenspeck. This is the first I have ever heard of it.

 

[oddegan]

One of the most interesting things in Rytek Kutas book. I need to find a different place to get my belly at and try it again. It tasted great but the belly bacon was tough if you can believe that. Ground the rest of it to make potato sausage out of.